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Enantioselective chlorination of β-keto esters and amides catalyzed by chiral copper(II) complexes of squaramide-linked bisoxazoline ligand

  • Sheng Jian Jia
  • , Da Ming Du*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Beijing Institute of Technology

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Abstract

Enantioselective chlorination of β-keto esters and amides catalyzed by squaramide-linked bisoxazoline ligand-Cu(OAc)2 complexes was investigated. The corresponding chlorinated products were obtained in excellent yields with moderate enantioselectivities. The effect of solvent, temperature, Lewis acid, and ligand structure on the reaction is discussed. This was the first investigation of catalytic asymmetric α-chlorination of β-keto amides. This study has highlighted that a simple chiral squaramide-oxazoline with cheap Cu(OAc)2·H2O complexes can catalyze this chlorination.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1479-1484
Number of pages6
JournalChinese Chemical Letters
Volume25
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2014

Keywords

  • Asymmetric catalysis
  • Bisoxazoline
  • Chlorination
  • Squaramide
  • β-Keto esters

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